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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Preservatives 786<br />

NAME: Biphenyl<br />

CATEGORY: Antimicrobial preservative<br />

FOOD USE: Citrus fruit wrappers<br />

SYNONYMS: CAS 92-52-4/ EINECS 202-163-5/ FEMA 3129/ E230/ PHPH/ Bibenzene/ Phenylbenzene/ Diphenyl/<br />

Xenene/ 1,1¢-Biphenyl<br />

FORMULA: C6 H5 C6 H5<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 154.22<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: White scales; pleasant odour<br />

BOILING POINT IN °C AT VARIOUS 760mmHg: 256. 22mmHg: 145<br />

PRESSURES (INCLUDING 760mmHg):<br />

MELTING RANGE IN °C: 69–71<br />

FLASH POINT IN °C: 112.7<br />

DENSITY AT 20°C (AND OTHER 0.8660<br />

TEMPERATURES) IN g/l:<br />

SOLUBILITY % AT VARIOUS TEMPERATURE/pH COMBINATIONS:<br />

in water: Insoluble<br />

in vegetable oil: Soluble<br />

in sucrose solution: Insoluble<br />

in sodium chloride solution: Soluble<br />

in ethanol solution: Soluble<br />

in propylene glycol: Soluble<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Broad-spectrum fungicide

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